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IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers seeks notice period waiver | See resignation letter, airline’s statement

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers seeks notice period waiver | See resignation letter, airline’s statement

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IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigned on Tuesday, March 10, three months after the airline’s major flight crisis that hit millions of passengers across the country in December last year. IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers had joined the firm in September 2022 and had a five year tenure. He resigned on Tuesday. (File Photo/PTI) Announcing Elbers’ resignation, IndiGo said in a statement that the airline’s Managing Director Rahul Bhatia will assume management of the affairs till they bring on board a new leader, “which is expected in short order”. In Elbers’ resignation letter, he has sought waiver of his notice period and said that he will be available for any handover or transition if needed. However, it was not confirmed how long his notice period is. Also read: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns, Rahul Bhatia returns after flight crisis Elbers’ resignation comes over a year ahead of his schedule tenure ending in September 2027. He had joined the firm in September 2022 and had a five year tenure. Also read: ‘Main Hoon Na’, Rahul Bhatia says as …

Who Is Pieter Elbers And What Was IndiGo’s December Turbulence That Cost The CEO His Job? | Auto News

Who Is Pieter Elbers And What Was IndiGo’s December Turbulence That Cost The CEO His Job? | Auto News

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Last Updated:March 10, 2026, 19:23 IST IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers put in his papers on Tuesday, three months after the country’s largest airline faced massive operational disruptions Pieter Elbers resigned on Tuesday. (PTI File) Pieter Elbers is the former CEO of IndiGo who resigned on March 10, three months after the country’s largest airline faced massive operational disruptions and its worst crisis. A veteran of the aviation industry, he spent 30 years at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, rising from an aircraft loading supervisor to President and CEO, before joining IndiGo in September 2022. Sept 2022 to March 2026: His tenure at IndiGo Initially, Elbers’ tenure was marked by significant growth and international expansion. Under his leadership, IndiGo’s domestic market share grew from 57% to 66% by late 2025. He spearheaded aggressive international growth, aiming for 40 international destinations by early 2026. He oversaw a record-breaking order of 500 aircraft in 2023. He was elected as the Chair of the IATA Board of Governors in June 2024. December 2025 to March 2026: The turbulence and worst …

DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers, gives 24 hours to respond

DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers, gives 24 hours to respond

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The aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday issued a show cause notice to IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers, holding him directly accountable for “significant lapses in planning, oversight, and resource management” and giving him 24 hours to explain why enforcement action should not be initiated for violations that precipitated the country’s worst aviation crisis in years. DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers (REUTERS) The civil aviation ministry separately imposed emergency fare caps on domestic flights and ordered IndiGo to complete all refunds by Sunday evening, as tens of thousands of stranded passengers across Indian airports confronted surging ticket prices, missing luggage and mounting anger in the fifth day of the operational meltdown. Fllow IndiGo flight cancellations live updates The show cause notice from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, issued Saturday evening, cited IndiGo for “prima facie non-compliance” with Aircraft Rules and Civil Aviation Requirements, accusing the airline of failing to provision adequate arrangements to implement revised crew fatigue rules and failing to provide requisite facilities to passengers during massive flight disruptions. …

IndiGo flights cancelled: Centre caps domestic ticket prices after IndiGo chaos: Check the maximum air fare | India News

IndiGo flights cancelled: Centre caps domestic ticket prices after IndiGo chaos: Check the maximum air fare | India News

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Following a week of widespread flight cancellations and soaring ticket prices, the government has imposed temporary caps on domestic airfares to ease the burden on passengers. IndiGo cancelled over 1,600 flights nationwide in the past week, causing chaos across airports, reducing seat availability, and prompting what the Ministry of Civil Aviation described as an “unreasonable surge” in fares on major routes. In a directive issued Friday, the ministry announced maximum fare limits for different route lengths, effective immediately:   Important: Fares exclude airport levies and taxes • Not applicable to business class and UDAN flights • Valid until fares stabilise or further review Express InfoGenIE   The caps exclude User Development Fee, Passenger Service Fee, and other taxes, and do not apply to Business Class or Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN flights. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been tasked with monitoring compliance and regulating fares on the affected routes. The ministry said the decision was taken “in public interest” and will remain in effect until fares stabilise or a further review is conducted. The …

Will IndiGo Curb Deal With Turkish Airlines After Op Sindoor? What CEO Said

Will IndiGo Curb Deal With Turkish Airlines After Op Sindoor? What CEO Said

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New Delhi: IndiGo, which is facing calls for ending or curbing its codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines and its leasing of aircraft from it following Turkey’s support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, is “fully compliant” with regulations in India but is open to making changes if the rules are altered, the airline’s CEO Pieter Elbers has said. In an exclusive, wide-ranging conversation with NDTV on Wednesday, Mr Elbers also spoke about the impact of the Pakistani airspace being shut and some Indian airports being closed in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and during Operation Sindoor, IndiGo’s international plans, the hoax bomb calls that airlines in India had to deal with in October and November last year, and the importance of passenger safety.  To a question on how the closure of 32 airports, including Srinagar and Amritsar, in the north and west during India-Pakistan hostilities had affected IndiGo, Mr Elbers said the airline was operating in 11 of those airports and had to cancel 170 of the 2,300 flights it operates every day – …

‘Treat our crew…’: IndiGo CEO makes appeal after controversial video | Latest News India

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Amid (still-simmering) furore over the mid-air argument last month between a flight attendant and passenger, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Thursday told news agency ANI ‘… if people are not behaving we (must be) able to take adequate measures’. “Our crew is trained… we help and support them to the maximum… but it is a two-way street,” he said. “We will work with the authorities to make sure we get the proper procedures (in place).. have always put emphasis on that in training our crews… want to provide courteous and hassle-free service.” “….(but) treat our crew in the way you want to be treated. That would be my message,” the IndiGo boss added. Elbers’ comments come not only after the December video showing staff on an Istanbul-Delhi flight arguing with a passenger over food choices. READ | ‘… not your servant’: Video shows IndiGo air hostess, passenger fight In the video an IndiGo cabin crew member says to the passenger: “You are pointing (your) finger… yelling at me. My crew is crying because of you. …